affect

A. The word is affect [v. uh-fekt; n. af-ekt].
-Nichole G.
B. Hurricane Katrina greatly affected the nation.
~Anna B.~

C.

1.	to act on; produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the crops.
2.	to impress the mind or move the feelings of: The music affected him deeply.
3.	(of pain, disease, etc.) to attack or lay hold of.

–noun

4.	Psychology. feeling or emotion.
5.	Psychiatry. an expressed or observed emotional response: Restricted, flat, or blunted affect may be a symptom of mental illness, especially schizophrenia.
6.	Obsolete. affection; passion; sensation; inclination; inward disposition or feeling.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/affect
(ashley c)

D.

http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0512/images/affect-cover.jpg
-Nick T.

E.

Synonyms:	act on, affect, alter, change, disturb, impinge, impress, induce, influence, inspire, interest, involve, modify, move, overcome, perturb, prevail, regard, relate, stir, sway, touch, transform, upset
Antonyms:	leave unmoved

[from dictionary .com] (emilyh)

G. The word affect relates to a movie i have seen where a man could go back in time and change his actions. Each action he changed would affect his life in a different way.
-Blair S.

H. http://www.nbc11.com/news/13301327/detail.html
iPODS AFFECT PACEMAKERS
In this article, it talks about how iPods can affect or alter pacemakers. The can interrupt and change how efficently a pacemaker works on someone who needs one. To be safe, people with pacemakers should avoid contact with an iPod. (Dan W.)